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MONTREAL (AP) – A capsule look at the 12-man U.S. roster at the President’s Cup, which begins Thursday at Royal Montreal:
Keegan Bradley
Age: 38.
World Rank: 13.
World wins: 7.
2024 victories: BMW Championship.
Majors: PGA Championship (2011).
President’s Cup Record: 2-2-1.
Notable: He is the first Ryder Cup captain to play in the President’s Cup. His last team appearance was at the 2014 Ryder Cup. He emerged as a captain’s choice by winning the BMW Championship at Castle Pines.
Sam Burns
Age: 28.
World Rank: 19.
World wins: 5.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup Record: 0-3-2.
Notable: A former Match Play Championship winner, Burns has a 1-5-2 record in the last Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.
Patrick Cantlay
Age: 32.
World ranking: 9.
World wins: 6.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup record: 6-3-0.
Notable: Cantlay was the center of attention at the Ryder Cup for not wearing a hat, and delivering a winning 45-foot putt that was booed by thousands of fans all day. Yes, he wears a hat at the Presidents Cup.
Wyndham Clark
Age: 30.
World ranking: 6.
World wins: 3.
2024 Wins: AT&T Pebble Beach.
Majors: US Open (2023).
President’s Cup Record: Rookie.
Notable: He set the Pebble Beach record with a 60 in the third round for his most recent victory. Clark is one of two US players at Royal Montreal who made their professional debut in the more intense Ryder Cup.
Tony Finau
Age: 35.
World ranking: 23.
World wins: 6.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup record: 3-2-3.
Notable: It’s been 17 months since his last win. He has been on five of the last six US teams, missing the Ryder Cup last year.
Brian Harman
Age: 37.
World ranking: 22.
World wins: 3.
2024 win: None.
Majors: British Open (2023).
President’s Cup Record: Rookie.
Notable: Has only four top 10s since winning last year’s British Open at Royal Liverpool. Harman went 2-2-0 in his Ryder Cup debut.
Russell Henley
Age: 35.
World ranking: 14.
World wins: 4.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup Record: Rookie.
Notable: He is playing in his first team competition in the United States in his 12th year on the PGA Tour.
Max Homa
Age: 33.
World ranking: 25.
World wins: 7.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup Record: 4-0-0.
Notable: He has a 7-1-1 record in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup since making his team for the first time in 2022. He is under scrutiny for these games because he has been in a slump since early May.
Collin Morikawa
Age: 27.
World ranking: 4.
World wins: 7.
2024 win: None.
Majors: PGA Championship (2020), British Open (2021).
President’s Cup Record: 2-1-0.
Notable: He has accumulated the most ranking points in the world in 2024 of any player without a win. He made the clinching point in the 2021 Ryder Cup.
Xander Schauffele
Age: 30.
World ranking: 2.
World wins: 10.
2024 wins: PGA Championship, British Open.
Majors: PGA Championship (2024), British Open (2024).
President’s Cup record: 6-3-0.
Notable: He became the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two majors in one year, winning the PGA Championship at Valhalla and the British Open at Royal Troon.
Scottie Scheffler
Age: 28.
World ranking: 1.
Worldwide wins: 15.
2024 Victories: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Players Championship, Masters, RBC Heritage, Memorial, Travelers Championship, Paris Olympics, Tour Championship.
Majors: Masters (2022, 2024).
President’s Cup Record: 0-3-1.
Notable: Scheffler has a 2-5-4 record in the two Ryder Cups and one President’s Cup he has played. He is coming off a seven-win season, a major Olympic gold and a FedEx Cup title.
Sahith Theegala
Age: 26.
World Rank: 11.
Global victories: 1.
2024 win: None.
Majors: None.
President’s Cup Record: Rookie.
Notable: He has three second place finishes this year. This will be his first team competition in the United States, and he is the youngest player on his team.
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